Cyon Research Corp., a leading provider of analysis and consulting for engineering technology markets, offers a white paper that evaluates the sharing of design data throughout a product's lifecycle using the JT data format (JT), developed by PLM software supplier UGS Corp. The cost of poor interoperability has been valued at greater than the entire market capitalization of the CAD industry annually. Cyon Research explores how JT addresses this problem. Information: www.cadwire.net/whitepapers.